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I knew it! 😆 Back to regular Y&R discussion. Here's hoping for less garbage time.

100% this.

Of course you did

This might be old news to those who follow track and field outside the Olympics, but its new to me. I really hope Noah Lyles doesn't run into any of the USA basketball team in Paris, because some s--- might go down.

You're welcome @DRW50

(EXCLUSIVE) Joan Van Ark Reacts to the Death of 'Knots' Landing' Husband Doug Sheehan: "My Heart ... and 'Valene's' Heart ... is Broken" - Michael Fairman TV

CBS 10 am/10:30 am clearances dropping. Blackout came and went. $25000 Pyramid had a comeback. Family Feud replaces $25000 Pyramid in July. Scrabble clearances dropped w/ the move to 12:30 pm in September. I'm expecting Scrabble ratings to drop further as their time at 12:30 pm overlaps w/ Y&R rise to #1. ABC not a factor. What was WBBM thinking when they made that move? If it was primetime, forget tank job, that's sabotage.

I liked Ben as well, and agree that his exit story wasn't very good. I also liked Val/Ben together. Val's love for Ben was a grown adult love that allowed her to move on with her life.

That I have never been able to figure out. I don't even think I've seen any article that mentions NBC daytime's strongest media markets.

@Reverend Ruthledge Corrected, thank you. I don't know how I missed that typo.

January 23-27, 1989 must have been the week we first saw a masked Roger. I think it was sometime in February that Roger unmasked himself, then in the last week of May Springfield learned Roger survived the fall off the cliff in Santo Domingo.

RIP Douglas Sheehan. Agree @yrfan1983, 75 is young.

When Y&R had the 2010 remote in New Orleans, it was reported that New Orleans was Y&R's #1 media market. I know at one time Y&R's #1 media market was St. Louis and St. Louis aired Y&R at 4 pm head-to-head w/ Oprah.

@Gray Bunny I thought of Chicago as a Y&R/CBS city, considering the Bells were originally based there and Lee Bell had a local talk show. I got the impression that Lee Bell was a precursor of sorts to Oprah. Correct me if I'm wrong but did Lee Bell's talk show end just before Oprah went national?

The first set of post-Oprah game show ratings. $25000 Pyramid and Card Sharks clearances dropped a little. NBC other than Wheel of Fortune and Scrabble not looking so great. ABC also not looking so great. We know September 1987 NBC ends Wordplay and moves Scrabble to 12:30 pm.

Three tiers have formed: Bell shows and Days at the top, ABC big three middle of the pack, P&G shows at the bottom.

@JAS0N47 Thank you for the clarification re ABC 10 am programming.

The game show ratings are now four months away from Oprah going national. November 1986 chart I'm expecting a drop in clearances for the game shows not named The Price is Right. ABC hadn't programmed 10 am at all since the 1970s; I'm not sure if they ever did. NBC gave up 4 pm in December 1977. ABC gave up 4 pm in December 1984. CBS gave up 4 pm in September 1986. We can see ABC struggling w/ 11 am and I don't think they had any success at 11 am until The View. It will be interesting to see if NBC Wheel of Fortune clearances were impacted by Oprah going national.

Thank you @JAS0N47

Y&R this week: Lauren departs Genoa City. B&B this week: Lauren arrives in Los Angeles. B&B this week: Sheila returns. B&B started tanking (at least to me) after Sheila's goodbye party, thus these moves by Bradley.

@JAS0N47 When putting together the 1980s game show ratings, have you come across any weeks where Wheel of Fortune finished ahead of both halves of The Price is Right?

Thankfully Josh Griffith hasn't gone all The Hand That Rocks the Cradle w/ Claire.

Same here. The Price is Right lead me to Y&R.

That was a pivotal week in CBS daytime history, as Y&R expanded to 1 hour and CBS rearranged the afternoon line up (ET) to Noon Local programming, 12:30 pm Search for Tomorrow, 1 pm Y&R, 2 pm As the World Turns, 3 pm Guiding Light, 4 pm One Day at a Time reruns. Wheel of Fortune has blown up, and we're still four months away from the syndication debut.

Two big moves on the business end in Fall 1995: CBS is sold to Westinghouse and Disney begins the process of purchasing ABC. On the broadcasting side in Fall 1995, CBS affiliates start moving Guiding Light to the mornings (10 am ET; 9 am Central, Mountain, Pacific).